When you have good cornerbacks like that, you can really stay in zone coverage a lot more. Put Surtain on one side and Law on the other, and then you can keep putting 8 in the box without having to worry about not having enough people in the secondary. Use the extra man in the box to put pressure on the quarterback so he can't stay in the pocket as long, causing him to make a rushed pass and force a throw, and bam there's Ty Law capitalizing on the QB's mistakes. Whenever you have to go man coverage you can pull one of the linebackers to safety and then have 4 men in the secondary, that way if anyone gets beat deep there's usually someone else to pick up the receiver. Then you wont be putting as much pressure on the QB but you're still covering the field as well.
Even if they aren't as good in man coverage (which I'm not so sure of, Ty Law), they still have a lot more experience than a younger DB who can keep up with a receiver but will still make mistakes, not have the field vision, leadership to get people where they're going, etc. Ty Law has a lot of intangibles that makes him a much better DB than a younger, faster player. But seriously...Knight, Surtain, Law would have been one of the craziest threats in the NFL a few years ago...but now you'd still have to rank them as an above average secondary.
Even if they aren't as good in man coverage (which I'm not so sure of, Ty Law), they still have a lot more experience than a younger DB who can keep up with a receiver but will still make mistakes, not have the field vision, leadership to get people where they're going, etc. Ty Law has a lot of intangibles that makes him a much better DB than a younger, faster player. But seriously...Knight, Surtain, Law would have been one of the craziest threats in the NFL a few years ago...but now you'd still have to rank them as an above average secondary.
